1. That\u2019s what I\u2019d like for you to think about this morning.
a. Why was the birth of Jesus so important?
b. Why do people need Jesus? Why do you need Him?

2. Let\u2019s consider for a few moments:
a. First, why so many don\u2019t think they need Jesus.
b. And second why it is that you and everyone else in the world needs Him.

A. First, why is it that so many don\u2019t think they need Jesus? Why don\u2019t you think you need
Him?
1. Perhaps, like many, you believe Jesus never existed, or if He did, He was not at all as

a. Maybe you\u2019ve convinced yourself or have been convinced by others that God
doesn\u2019t exist.
(i) You believe that everything came about by a cosmic accident \u2013 a big bang \u2013 that

(iv) Perhaps Jesus existed, but He was far from what the Bible says: He wasn\u2019t God in human flesh; He was merely an ordinary person whose life was embellished by the church over the ages.

b. But all of this is based on your assumption (or that of the scientists) that there is no God and that life merely evolved by accident. Do you really believe the evidence supports your belief?

(i) Is there any proof that life began, or could have begun, accidentally?
(ii) Has science conclusively demonstrated that man evolved?
(iii) Have you seen the evidence and been convinced? Or are you merely taking the

(b) And regardless of what they claim, there isn\u2019t a shred of evidence in the fossil
record that demonstrates evolution \u2013 the belief that one species of animal
evolved into another through mutation and natural selection, or in any other
way.

(v) I would challenge you to see the movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I think you\u2019ll be surprised to hear what the so-called \u201cexperts\u201d have to say about how life began.

(a) Richard Dawkins, the popular atheist, was asked what he would ask God if
when he died he found out that God really existed. His answer was that he
would ask Him why He kept His existence such a closely guarded secret.
(b) God has given Richard Dawkins and you more than enough evidence to prove
He exists \u2013 the world, the universe, the diversity of life, the beauty that exists

in this world, morals, etc.
(c) You don\u2019t have any excuse for being either an atheist or agnostic.
(d) God is real, His standards are real, there is sin, there is a coming judgment.
(e) And because there is, you need Jesus. \u201cThere is salvation in no one else; for

2. On the other hand, maybe you think you\u2019re good enough without Jesus; that God will
accept you as you are.
a. It doesn\u2019t matter that you\u2019re not perfect.

(b) You\u2019ve tried to be the best person you can; you\u2019re kind to others, a good
husband for your wife or a good wife for your husband; you\u2019ve always tried to
be a good neighbor; treated others fairly; you haven\u2019t taken what doesn\u2019t
belong to you; you\u2019ve helped others in need; you\u2019ve haven\u2019t done anything

(iii) He says your love for Him and your neighbor must be according to His
Commandments, and not your own, and you must obey perfectly from the day
you\u2019re born to the day you die \u2013 how are you doing so far?
(a) Maybe you believe it\u2019s alright to be a homosexual, or an adulterer, or a

fornicator, to take illegal drugs, drink until you\u2019re drunk, cheat others, lie,
steal, or use God\u2019s name in vain; as long as you\u2019re not really bad, as long as
you don\u2019t kill someone or abuse those weaker than you.

(b) But you\u2019re wrong. He says to you, \u201cOr do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor

(iv) You\u2019re not good enough without Jesus. You need Him: \u201cThere is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved\u201d (Acts. 4:12).

a. You believe you don\u2019t have to follow the Bible or believe in Jesus.
(i) All religions lead to God, whether you\u2019re Muslim, or Hindu, or Jewish.
(ii) If you only believe strongly enough, or pray enough, or give enough to the poor,

(ii) All the gods these religions teach are different \u2013 they are not same god, and they are certainly not the God who reveals Himself in the Bible as Triune: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

you have sinned against Him and can only be saved His way.
(iv) His way is through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
(v) Do you need Jesus? \u201cThere is salvation in no one else; for there is no other

4. Or maybe you\u2019re convinced that Christianity is the right religion and you have been
trying to follow it.
a. You believe the Bible is God\u2019s Word; you know you need to go to a church that